Detachable lapel



Nov. 13,1928. 1,691,717

. F. HOFER DETACHABLE LAPEL Filed April 16, 1928 Patented Nov. 13,

narran raras Learn-7 c renners Horan, or nanaiao'nn MARYLAND.

i DETACHABLE LAPE'L.

Application ined April i6, 1928. serial No. 270,293. Y

This invention relates to wearing apparel and has special reference to afalse lapel. 1

The principal object'ot this invention is to provide a false 'facingJfor the lapels or lapels and collar ot' an ordinary sacque coat so thatthese parts of the coat may appear to be covered with satin or silk inthe ordinary conventional manner used in the Construction ot' a dinnerjacket or, as it is sometimes called, Tuxedo By this means any personhaving an ordinary black sacque coat may readily convert the saine intoa dinner jacket. f

llVith the above and other objects in view as will behereinafterapparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specificallyA claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like characters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of lapels constructed inaccordance with this invention with the coat whereto they are appliedshown in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a view showing a modification in which both the lapels andcollar are made in one piece and applied as a unit tothe coat, Y

Figure 8 is an inside -view of a lapel constructed in accordance withthis inventionin its fiat condition.

Figure et is a. cross section on the line 1--4 of Figure 1,

VFigure 5 is a detail perspective of one of the hooks used herewith,

Figure 6 is a detail perspective of one of the spring clips usedherewith.

in carrying out this invention the lapels or lapels and collar of theinvention are formed 'from a suitable strip of satin or other likematerial 10. This strip is provided with a proper lining 11 and at loneedge, which may be termed the inner edge, there is secured on the insideof the strip a series of hooks 12 somewhat like the hooks of .anordinary hook and eye but having a sharpened point or bill 13, Thesehooks as can be seen from Figure 5 are formed from a single length ofwire. The other or outer edfre of the strip 10 is folded to provide ahem 141 to which is secured the hem 15 of a backing strip 16 which inuse lies behindthe free edge of the coat` lapel andv collar 17, the bodyof the coat being indicated at 18. Along the last mentioned edge ot thefacing strip is arranged a series of U-shaped clips, the bights 19 otthese clips being located between thel strips 10 and 16 with the legsmaybe applied to any coat without any previous preparation of thegarment as would be necessary where snap buttons or hooks and eyes wereused since in the application of the device all that is necessary is toslip the clips over the lapel, double the remaining edge of the falselapel under the coat and hook the points 13 into the body or lining ofthe coat inside thereof.

There has thus been provided a simple and eliicient device ofthekinddescribed and for the purpose specilied.

lt is obvious that minor changes may be made in the orinand constructionfof the invention without departing from the material spirit thereof 1tis not, therefore, `desired to confine the invention to the exact Y formherein shown and described, but it is desired to include all s uch asproperly come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

1. A false lapel for coats including a facing adapted to cover a coatlapel and having one edge arranged to underlie the coat body and anopposite edge portion arranged to underlie the edge ot a coat lapel,means to secure the first edge detachably to the inside ot' the coat,and clamping and stiiening means carried by the false lapel and arrangedto grip the coat lapel on both sides thereof- Y 2. A false lapel forcoats including a facing adapted to cover a coat lapel and havingunderlie the edge of a coat lapel, means to vCil secure the first edgedetachably to the inside of the coat, and spring clips having a big'htportion and opposed spring'legs, each Clip having one of its legssecured to the false lapel with the bight portion at the second edge ofthe false lapel, the remaining;` leg 1 of each clip being free andengageable beneath the Coat lapel.

1 In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature.

v FRANCIS HOFER.

